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As noted on GoodDesktopDistributions?, every distribution that exists only as a "desktop Linux", simply tries to be Windows.

LINUX IS NOT WINDOWS

As soon as people take this idea and realise that they are not locked down into simply trying to emulate what Windows is and does, they'll get much further. It's what makes MacOSX so successful.

Important differences between Linux and Windows

  • Linux is built on the CommandLine and the UnixWay. If you can do something in a graphical program, chances there is a scriptable text mode way of doing the same thing, probably using the same library.
  • You should never have to reboot unless you're replacing your kernel or changing hardware.
  • Software won't just stop working for no apparent reason, requiring a reinstall, on Linux.

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